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Palang Pracharat acting party leader Uttama Savanayana reaffirmed today that he will resign as industry minister when the right time comes. Uttama and three other Cabinet members have been under pressure from government critics and politicians to resign after they formally joined the pro-junta Palang Pracharat last week. Asked by reporters when he will resign,
Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit has made dismantling of what he describes as the “legacy” of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) a major plank of the platform of his Future Forward Party. And rewriting the Constitution that was adopted in a referendum in 2017 will be one of the first things that he vows to
The pro–junta Palang Pracharat Party is getting a major boost after a group of politicians and former MPs of the so-called “Sam Mitr” group are on the verge of joining it, thus making it a formidable political party in the upcoming election. Suriya Juangroongruangkit, a veteran politician and a key leader of the group, estimated
Deputy Prime Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwan insisted this morning that the upcoming general election will take place as scheduled in February and dismissed rumours that it could be postponed to April. “I still stand by the February 24 timeframe and see no factors that would cause a delay,” he said Gen Prawit was commenting
Despite mounting pressure from various political quarters, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha insisted today the four Cabinet members who have joined the pro-junta Palang Pracharat Party do not have to resign from their political posts. Defending the four ministers, he said that their affiliation with the Palang Pracharat party is their personal affairs. But the prime
Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak came to the defence today of four cabinet members who are facing pressure to relinquish their posts after joining the pro-junta Palang Pracharat Party. Somkid described the four as qualified individuals who intend to bring something new to Thai politics. “They are not politicians. They have been working hard with
Future Forward acting party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit announced today that he is ready to be the next prime minister and to lead Thailand toward changes and new future. “The Future Forward party is ready for changes and Thanathorn is ready to be prime minister,” said the flamboyant acting party leader at the official launch of
More than 60 percent of respondents in an opinion poll are not confident that the upcoming election will produce good members of the parliament while 73.6 percent want politicians who are concerned about the well-being of the people to get elected and form the next government. The poll was conducted by Super Poll Research Institute
Industry Minister Uttama Savanayana was this aftetnoon chosen as the leader of the pro-junta Palang Pracharat Party. Speaking after his appointment at the party’s general meeting, Uttama said he will not resign from the Cabinet and insisted that he will not take advantage of his political position for political interest. Commerce Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong was
Industry Minister Uttama Savanayana announced today that he was ready to lead the pro-junta Palang Pracharat Party. Mr Uttama and Commerce Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong arrived at the Grand Diamond ballroom of Impact Muang Thong Thani to attend the general meeting of the Palang Pracharat Party in the afternoon. Sontirat told reporters that he came here
An infuriated Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha today hit back at veteran politician Sanoh Thienthong who had earlier cast doubts on the possibility of his return to power after the election. “He should go home and rest. How could he look down upon Thai people that way?” Prayut said. Sanoh, who is Pheu Thai party’s
Future Forward Party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit has used the 2018 Concordia Annual Summit in New York as a forum to lambast the Thai military for creating what he described as a vicious circle in Thailand’s politics. The summit, a high-level nonpartisan forum that normally attracts some of the most important world and business leaders, was
